Alum Creek, WV Climate


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Alum Creek, WV has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 54°F (12 °C), with highs of up to 89 °F (32 °C) in the summer months and occasional lows of -14 °F (-10 °C) during winter. The area gets an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, making it one of the wettest parts of West Virginia. Snowfall varies from year to year, but usually stays between 10 and 20 inches throughout the winter months.

Alum Creek, West Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alum Creek averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Alum Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alum Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 150 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Alum Creek is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Alum Creek, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlum Creek, West VirginiaUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  21.5 in.27.8 in.
  149.7 days106.2 days
  170 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  22.7°21.7°
  7.17
  4.24.3
  620 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Alum Creek with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in West Virginia. In Alum Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Alum Creek are May, September and June.
In Alum Creek, there are 24.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in West Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Alum Creek with an average of 22.7°. This is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Alum Creek, there are 113.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in West Virginia.
In Alum Creek, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in West Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Alum Creek but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Alum Creek.
July is the wettest month in Alum Creek with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Alum Creek means that it is wetter than most places in West Virginia.
January is the rainiest month in Alum Creek with 14.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 149.7 rainy days annually in Alum Creek, which is rainier than most places in West Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.5 inches in Alum Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in West Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Alum Creek with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I moved here from CT. last year and I'm very happy here. I got a great deal on a house, to get the same house in CT. it would have cost me at least 10x what I payed  More

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